Daily Republican., 1887-08-29
| Story With Two Sides.
HER SIDE.

An expostulation from my aunt. an,
frown from my cousin John; bat. nm
needing, I continued my remarks.
II never was - dissppointed In m,
lifel To think OF calling him q hero
that weakly. delicate looking crlpplei'
oh. Midss, hushi He's oonina!"
L. ts cold afternoon. ana we are al
sitting round the flre; ray cousin i,
leaning lszily on the mantiepieoe, and,
from his position he has been able 10 "a,
through the window the slow spproaoh
along the walk by the side OF the house
Of the individual under discussion.
Gan he have heard? For once m, ssli
possession entirely deserts me, and | 60,
with crimson cheeksand do y drooped
frightened eyes, ashaned OF M yse 1. and
deservedly 90; for have | not spoken
sightingly OF . guest, and my oousin q a
dearest FRIEND?
"How warm and comfortable you
!ook!" said . pleasant voics. 81 havs
obeyed your injunction. Mrs, Trevor,
and rested for full hour, aud | can a.
sure you / feel greatly refreshed aiter
my long journey"
Invountarily drew q sigh Of relief.
he has no. heard-if he had, he never
could look aud speak 30 uncon oerne lily .
be takes seat near me, and when, ~
/ last, | venture TO r.iss my eyes, they
meet oalm, friendly. answering gaxs.
Mott 10 quite evident he has not
heard.
Before proceeding, / will describe
this college friend and beau Ideal OF all
perfection Of my cousin John. dis
name is DR.. Robert St. Clair, and his
ago 1 should say Ia somewhere about
30; he 10 no. tall, and IL very delicate
looking, and, what detract, still further
from hts appearance. he is very lame
Now, somewhere In remote azes-very
remote, l should say, ss / have heard
1t quoted ever sinoe knew enou zh u
be proud OF new sasb-iome one re-
marked that "bsanty is bat skin deep I"
However that may be, It Is Just as true
that was born with au eye for oomeli.
mesa and an aversion TO deformity or
blemish OF any kind.
A week goes by; seven suns h.ve
risen and set since DIR. st. Clair hrst
came TO "Sorsshead"-by which unro-
mantle nAme the romantic village 10
called. Tho lsst OF these seven days
dnds my first impression of my visitor
decidedly modified.
When he 10 silent think him plain,
and my eyes wander TO his crutch; bus
when he spesks, and his eye brightens
till 10 fairly glows, then l cease to won
der at the charm he exerci SOS over my
cousin. Two more weeks hasten BY.
II must 60 81 the expiration OF
another" DR. 81. Clair says, decidedly.
Nov, John, no urging, my kind
friend; cannot leave my duties any
longer"
That night I pushed back my ourls
and studied my reflection in my glass.
/ have q reason for 30 doing. That very
afternoon rs l sat reading . favori,s
book, all alone in the parlor, over.
heard conversation which effectually
kept me where was.
1t WAS between my cousin John aud
DIR. st. Clair, who were in the next
room.
"I know your admiration for noble
character" John was say ing; "but you
must not think little Mideet Is IS friv-
olous rs she appears. Yon haven't
seen her best side. She 10 fitful and ca.
pricious before you, because 1 think
your Indifferent manner rather piques
her. The child 10 very young, and has
been spoiled by TOO much admiration;
she Is accustomed to see every man she
meets do homage TO her pretty face"
The answer TO this came musingly
and absently.
'Yes. jour cousin might be pretty
nay bsa autiful-in some eyes; but TO me
there ID something wanting in her face,
perfect In color and outline though it Is
tho Undine needs q soul.'
Ny glAss shows me two dark, mis-
chisvous eyes, set iD n round, fair face;
q small curved mouth and Q straight
nose.
"Undine needs o soulp' what could
he mean? But my mirror does not poe.
sess like gift with the ancient oracle,
and turn away unanswered and dis
satisfied.
The last week OF our visitors stay has
drawn to . close, and he has gone.
Ali truly In three short months OF
daily oompanionship l have grown to
fully understand Johns admiration for
DR.. St Clair. Never before had ouch
. mine OF varied aud entsStainipe
knowledge unlocked before me. or
things above the sky, revsrently touch.
ed upon; Of things below, Of the mar
vels Of foreign countries, and Of the iu-
teresting topics In our own-upon each
and every topic he has BEEN equally ut
home; and though he has paid bat little
attention to me have quietly listened,
and been besefitted by what 1 have
heard. Now that he has gone awake
70 find thai, like John, l have allowed
. hero worship to spring up In my heart,
that m iss his quiet football, and that.
though fear he doesn't even like me,
deems me doll-like and frivolous, 1
have grown to care for this grave, plain
h.. akaI
youths Of whom l meet plenty In
society.
When I ask John he readily tells me
al about his friends, an learn how IL
was that he came to bs lame How,
when mere youth, he had been present
at large f,e, and how, when no one
else hsd dared, when even the brave
6remen had feared to risk their lives,
ps had climbed . ladder In the face of
the fierce blazing flames to save little
child. The ladder had broken before
his descent had bsen completed, and he
had fallen with the little one In his
arms. The child had been unharmsd,
but then IL WAS that he had received
the Injury that made him Q cripple.
As listened to Johns enthusiastic
der GRIP tion OF his friends brave oct my
heart stlrs aud throbs within me. This
ia the man whom, In no. Rirlish thought.
lessness, I spoke sllghtinsly, contsmptu.
ously!
HIS SIDE.
There 10 lull In the terrible slaugh
tet-for at least three days 1 have not
been called TO any now cases. The Ger
man army is lying round Pslletz.
write hopsfully, and well 1 may;
for. to- ether with the joy Of knowing
hat the woe about me must soou be
aoated, into my own life has dA~ned
an overwhelm ing and entirely unlocked
for radiance. will tell you how IL
came about.